Looking Ahead: Janet Bean

It's difficult to resist a performer who won't stand still. Janet Bean has deep, deep roots in the Chicago music scene, from Eleventh Dream Day to Freakwater. Now she's setting up shop at The Hideout with her delight of an ensemble, The Concertina Wire. It features Bean, along with Fred Lonberg-Holm (cello), Jim Baker (piano), John Abbey (bass), Jon Spiegel (guitar and steel) and Dan Leali (drums). What you will hear is up in the air, but it's guaranteed to be brilliant. Why go: Surprise packages are always fun to open. Reconsider: You need structure in your entertainment. 8:30 p.m. Thursday at The Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave.; $5; 773-227-4433, hideoutchicago.com

It's difficult to resist a performer who won't stand still. Janet Bean has deep, deep roots in the Chicago music scene, from Eleventh Dream Day to Freakwater. Now she's setting up shop at The Hideout with her delight of an ensemble, The Concertina Wire. It features Bean, along with Fred Lonberg-Holm (cello), Jim Baker (piano), John Abbey (bass), Jon Spiegel (guitar and steel) and Dan Leali (drums). What you will hear is up in the air, but it's guaranteed to be brilliant. Why go: Surprise packages are always fun to open. Reconsider: You need structure in your entertainment. 8:30 p.m. Thursday at The Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave.; $5; 773-227-4433, hideoutchicago.com

It's difficult to resist a performer who won't stand still. Janet Bean has deep, deep roots in the Chicago music scene, from Eleventh Dream Day to Freakwater. Now she's setting up shop at The Hideout with her delight of an ensemble, The Concertina Wire. It features Bean, along with Fred Lonberg-Holm (cello), Jim Baker (piano), John Abbey (bass), Jon Spiegel (guitar and steel) and Dan Leali (drums). What you will hear is up in the air, but it's guaranteed to be brilliant. Why go: Surprise packages are always fun to open. Reconsider: You need structure in your entertainment. 8:30 p.m. Thursday at The Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave.; $5; 773-227-4433, hideoutchicago.com